Category: Steel Detailing Blog
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VSBA-School-Building-51
We are proud to be a part of the team in VSBA School-51 project. Our detailing team worked closely with architects to ensure tolerances and offsets were met without compromising design intent With a limited fabrication and erection window, our detailing team adopted a fast-track workflow using Tekla Structures for 3D modeling. This allowed us…
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A New Addition to Launceston Christian School, Tasmania
Let’s dive into the exciting expansion at Launceston Christian School in Tasmania—a thoughtfully designed new building covering an area of 1,440 square meters. This structure adds essential facilities to the campus, including classrooms, an auditorium, a storage room, and a library. Challenges: A key engineering challenge in this project was related to the cast-in base…
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Project – Bridge – 25
Tek1 recently completed a cladding project for a prominent organization in Australia. The project involved detailing cladding and its support system around a footbridge with unique challenges. The footbridge featured curved ends, but these were not simple linear curves, making the design and detailing process particularly intricate. Tek1 conducted numerous meetings with the client and…
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TEK1’s Steel Detailing for Sydney Metro – Resolving Design Challenges – 4
We hope you found our previous blogs on the Sydney Metro project insightful. If you missed them, check them out. In this blog, I’d like to share another connection detail we proposed to the structural engineer on the Sydney Metro project Since this is a metro project, fireproofing sheets are required on steel members as…
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TYPES OF MODEL VIEWERS FORMAT , PURPOSE AND ITS BENFITS
A. IFC Mode Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is an open file format developed by Building Smart Alliance. It is an international data exchange standard for exchanging building information across different software platforms. An IFC Model is just a model of a building or a construction project with all geometric, structural, and semantic information. Key Features…
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How TEK1 Solved the Complicated Star Node Puzzle in Great EMU in the Sky
At TEK1, we believe great detailing is more than just precision—it’s about understanding real-world challenges and turning complexity into clarity. The Challenge The Great EMU in the Sky project presented one of the most unique and technically demanding structures we’ve ever worked on—a 30-metre-wide globe made up of 128 intricate “star nodes” connecting the bracing…
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TEK1’s Steel Detailing for Sydney Metro – Resolving Design Challenges – 3
We hope you found our previous two blogs on the Sydney Metro project insightful. If you missed them, check them out using the link below! In this blog, we’ll share about a connection detail that we proposed to the engineer. As per the design, a PFC beam needed to be supported by an I-beam above.…
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TEK1 Brings the ‘Great Emu in the Sky’ Sculpture to Life for Sydney’s M12 Motorway
TEK1 is proud to be part of an iconic project—the ‘Great Emu in the Sky’ sculpture, a monumental 30-meter-high emu nest that will stand as a cultural landmark along Sydney’s M12 Motorway. A Symbol of Dharug Heritage The peanic structure celebrates the Dharug Community’s sacred creation story of the Great Emu constellation. A Landmark Visible…
